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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Loss Contingencies

With respect to each of the pending lawsuits, the following table lists the name of plaintiff, the date the Company was served with process, the jurisdiction in which the case is pending, the type of claim and the status of the matter.

 

     Month               

Plaintiff

  

Served

  

Jurisdiction

  

Claim Type

  

Status

Grable

   Aug-08    6th Judicial Circuit Court, Pinellas County, FL    Training Injury    Discovery Phase

Koon

   Dec-08    17th Judicial Circuit Court, Broward County, FL    Training Injury    Discovery Phase

Peppler

   Apr-09    5th Judicial Circuit Court, Sumter City, FL    Training Injury    Discovery Phase

Derbyshire

   Nov-09    Ontario, Canada Superior Court of Justice    Officer Injury    Discovery Phase

Rich

   Feb-10    US District Court, NV    Wrongful Death   

Trial scheduled

December 2013

Thompson

   Mar-10    11th Judicial Circuit Court, Miami-Dade County, FL   

Suspect Injury During

Arrest

   Discovery Phase

Doan

   Apr-10    The Queens Bench Alberta, Red Deer Judicial Dist.    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase

Piskura

   May-10    US District Court, OH    Wrongful Death    Trial scheduled October 2013

Shymko

   Dec-10    The Queens Bench, Winnipeg Centre, Manitoba    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase

Juran

   Dec-10    Hennepin County District Court, 4th Judicial District    Officer Injury    Discovery Phase

Wilson

   May-11    US District Court, ED MO    Wrongful Death    Discovery Phase

Ramsey

   Jan-12    17th Judicial Circuit Court, Broward County Circuit Court, FL    Wrongful Death    Discovery Phase

Duensing

   Feb-12    US District Court, NV   

Suspect Injury During

Arrest

   Pleading Phase

Mitchell

   Apr-12    US District Court, ED MI    Wrongful Death   

Discovery Phase, trial

scheduled May 2014

Firman

   Apr-12    Ontario, Canada Superior Court of Justice    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase

Ricks

   May-12    US District Court, WD LA    Wrongful Death    Discovery Phase

Wingard

   Oct-12    US District Court, WD PA    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase

Manjares

   Nov-12    US District Court, ED WA   

Suspect Injury During

Arrest

  

Discovery Phase; trial

scheduled January

2014

McCarthy

   Dec-12    US District Court, WD NC    Wrongful Death   

Discovery Phase; trial

scheduled June 2014

Miller

   Jan-13    New Castle County Superior Court, DE    Wrongful Death    Discovery Phase

Salgado

   Feb-13    US District Court, SD FL    Wrongful Death    Stayed

Armstrong

   Apr-13    General Court of Justice, Superior Div, Moore County, NC    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase

Barnes

   Apr-13    US District Court, WD PA    Wrongful Death    Pleading Phase
Summary of Other Litigation Matters

In addition, other product litigation matters in which the Company is involved that are currently on appeal are listed below:

 

Plaintiff

  

Served

  

Jurisdiction

   Claim Type   

Status

Turner

   Feb-10    US District Court, ED NC    Wrongful death    Appeal is fully briefed;
            Oral argument set for September 2013.

Williams

   Dec-10    US District Court, ND MS    Wrongful death    Appellant’s opening brief filed January 2013;
            TASER’s answering brief filed March 2013;
            Oral argument set for September 2013.

Bachtel

   Aug-11    14th Judicial District Circuit Court,    Wrongful Death    Apellant’s opening brief filed June 2013;
     

Randolph County, MO

      TASER’s answering brief due August 2013.
Summary of Cases Dismissed or Judgment Entered

Cases that were dismissed or judgment entered during the second quarter of 2013 and through the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are listed in the table below. Cases that were dismissed or judgment entered in prior fiscal quarters are not included in this table.

 

     Month               

Plaintiff

  

Served

  

Jurisdiction

  

Claim Type

  

Status

Salinas

   Aug-08    US District Court, ND CA    Wrongful Death   

Court granted Motion for Reconsideration

and Motion for Summary Judgment

Russell

   Dec-11    US District Court, WD VA    Wrongful Death    Voluntary Dismissal

Glowczenski

   Jun-05    US Disrict Court, ED NY    Wrongful Death    Court granted Motion for Summary Judgment

Athetis

   May-09    Maricopa County Superior Court, AZ    Wrongful Death    Voluntary Dismissal

City of Warren MI *

   Apr-12    US District Court, ED MI    Third Party Complaint    Dismissed

Fressadi

   Feb-13    US District Court, AZ   

Suspect Injury During

Arrest

   Dismissed

 

* companion case to Mitchell
Information Regarding the Company's Insurance Coverage

The following table provides information regarding the Company’s product liability insurance. Remaining insurance coverage is based on information received from the Company’s insurance provider.

 

                                 Defense      Remaining       
     Policy Start      Policy End      Insurance      Deductible      Costs      Insurance      Active Cases and Cases on

Policy Year

   Date      Date      Coverage      Amount      Covered      Coverage     

Appeal

2004

     12/01/03         12/01/04       $ 2.0       $ 0.1         N       $ 2.0       n/a

2005

     12/01/04         12/01/05         10.0         0.3         Y         7.0       n/a

2006

     12/01/05         12/01/06         10.0         0.3         Y         3.7       n/a

2007

     12/01/06         12/01/07         10.0         0.3         Y         8.0       n/a

2008

     12/01/07         12/15/08         10.0         0.5         Y         —         Grable, Koon, Peppler, Rich, Turner

2009

     12/15/08         12/15/09         10.0         1.0         N         10.0       Derbyshire

2010

     12/15/09         12/15/10         10.0         1.0         N         10.0       Thompson, Shymko, Doan, Piskura, Juran, Williams

2011

     12/15/10         12/15/11         10.0         1.0         N         10.0       Wilson, Bachtel

Jan—Jun 2012

     12/15/11         06/25/12         7.0         1.0         N         7.0       Ramsey, Duensing, Mitchell, Firman, Ricks

Jul—Dec 2012

     06/25/12         12/15/12         12.0         1.0         N         12.0       Wingard, Manjares

2013

     12/15/12         12/15/13         12.0         1.0         N         12.0       McCarthy, Miller, Salgado, Barnes, Armstrong